Submitted on Thursday 21st December 2023
Rejected on Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Stop the Ban of American Bully Dogs and Repeal the Dangerous Dogs Act
Four words: innocent dogs will die! Another four words: breed bans don’t work.
I understand that the Government has a responsibility for public safety, but there are better, more effective ways to protect the public from dog attacks than banning breeds.
Breed bans don’t prevent attacks on people by other breeds. Those who want to own an aggressive dog will often turn to other breeds that are not banned. Most behaviourists, experts on dog behaviour and psychology, agree that breed is not a determining factor in dog attacks.
Most behaviourists would agree that it would be better to mandate education for new dog owners to learn how to properly read dogs’ body language, as well as on how to handle, care for and train their dogs properly.
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We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:
Scrap ban on dog breeds, regulate dog owners and ban euthanasia of healthy dogs: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/652050
Bad owners are to blame not the breed - don't ban the XL bully: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/643611
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